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so he went to Syria with promises of peace, and the citizens opened their gates to him and welcomed him. King Alexander had ordered them to do this because Ptolemy was his father-in-law.
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But as Ptolemy moved north, he stationed a detachment of troops in each town.
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When he reached Azotus, the people there showed him the burned ruins of the temple of Dagon and all the destruction in the city and the surrounding towns. There were corpses everywhere. The bodies of the men Jonathan had burned to death during the battle were now stacked up along Ptolemy's route.
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The people told him what Jonathan had done, hoping that he would hold him responsible, but Ptolemy said nothing.
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Jonathan, with all the proper ceremony, went to Joppa to meet him. They exchanged greetings and spent the night there.
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Jonathan accompanied him as far as the Eleutherus River before returning to Jerusalem.
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In this way King Ptolemy, in his plot against Alexander, took control of the towns along the coast as far north as Seleucia-by-the-sea.
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From there King Ptolemy sent this message to King Demetrius: "Let's make a treaty. My daughter is now Alexander's wife, but I will take her back and give her to you and let you rule over your father's kingdom.
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I regret that I ever gave her to Alexander, because he has tried to kill me."
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Ptolemy made this accusation against Alexander because he wanted to take over his kingdom.
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So he took his daughter away from Alexander and gave her to Demetrius; he broke off all relations with Alexander, and they became open enemies.